Car Maintenance

Brake pipes on the old SD1

Took the SD1 for an MOT. It ran out last year - the car hasn't been used due to Covid. Did test everything I could befo...

6 comments posted 5yrs

posted by dave

6 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

Battery going flat

Gentlemen, We've all had this problem at some time or other. Your car's battery doesn't stay charged for extended perio...

4 comments posted 5yrs

posted by cd

4 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

Correctly Torquing Rubber Gaskets

So anyway, I've decided to change the ATF and filter on my Mercedes E270 CDI which I keep as a spare cheap runabout. On...

8 comments posted 5yrs

posted by cd

8 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

Ping Dave Plowman

Dave, I saw yesterday, a note that there are only ten V8 SD1s left on the roads. What happened to them? Did they rot, o...

34 comments posted 5yrs

posted by davey

34 comments posted 5yrs posted by davey

Car Wiring

I bought something similar to this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313545704062 (a panel mount USB, cigar lighter and power...

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posted by patchmoney

4 comments posted 5yrs posted by patchmoney

Classic ignition problems

Hi, I have an American V8 that I bought 2 months ago. It's been as smooth as a baby's bum up until today which was the...

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posted by davejonno

38 comments posted 5yrs posted by davejonno

nissan radio code

a picked up a radio from my local tip and i need the code sierial number is NE90038 there is also a sticker on it saying...

0 comments posted 5yrs

posted by toyotalover811

0 comments posted 5yrs posted by toyotalover811

Oil stop leak products - which one works?

2002 Madza 323F BP ZM 1.6 engine. 76K miles. Just done an oil change. Looks like the main seal is leaking. It's being u...

8 comments posted 5yrs

posted by skyshac

8 comments posted 5yrs posted by skyshac

Hotpoint fridge water filter issue

We have a mega Hotpoint fridge, American style with two doors, wide fridge, narrow freezer and with an ice and filtered...

1 comments posted 5yrs

posted by tim.downie

1 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

three keys?

Hi, Some years ago I bought a secondhand car. It came with three keys. Recently I bought another. Came again with three...

2 comments posted 5yrs

posted by email

2 comments posted 5yrs posted by email

How hard wearing are leather car seats?

May be a silly question, but a friend has been offered a 3-year old Ford Focus that has done 42,000 miles, and I can se...

14 comments posted 5yrs

posted by email

14 comments posted 5yrs posted by email

Odd battery charging voltage

Hi all, I came across a novel situation yesterday. I yanked this in-need-of-a-charge battery out of a 3 litre diesel BM...

11 comments posted 5yrs

posted by cd

11 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

Glowplug Removal

Gentlemen, Any suggestions as to how to get the glowplugs out of an alloy head without stripping the treads? I gather t...

5 comments posted 5yrs

posted by cd

5 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

Insurance

Rant: My parked 13 yr owned car got reversed into by an unknown driver, bumper bent torn but car's a write-off - as it'...

9 comments posted 5yrs

posted by lost

9 comments posted 5yrs posted by lost

OT: Radar interference?

In a car group I follow a number of members have had problems with the collision avoidance systems in their cars. I bel...

11 comments posted 5yrs

posted by tim.downie

11 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie